Darnall Reading Week

YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ

Tuesday 23 September 3.30 - 5pm Story in the Park at Phillimore Park
Join the Park Ranger for story telling and craft activities. Have a go at making sock puppets and bookmarks for Reading Week. For more details ring Claire on 244 6548

Wednesday 24 September 1 - 3.30pm Family Reading Event
Exciting storytelling sessions in Urdu, Bengali, Arabic and Somali. Other activities include creating finger puppets, library puzzles and designing a family reading challenge. For more details ring Yasmin on 243 6091

Friday 26 September 1 - 4pm Poet Performance
Craig is a professional poet, writer and performer who tours the country sharing his passion and infectious enthusiasm for words. For more details ring 203 7429

Saturday 27 September 10am - 4pm Story Telling Open day
Storytelling, craft activities, Chinese writing and much more. For more details ring Janet on 244 8497

Proposal for Section 30 Dispersal Order

1. Introduction

Due to issues in and around Bonfire night, particularly the misuse of and anti social behaviour related to fireworks, the Darnall, Tinsley, Attercliffe and Meadowhall Safer Neighbourhood Team will be applying for a Section 30 Dispersal Order.

2. Powers

Once an application has been successful, if a police constable or police community support officer has grounds for believing that the presence of a group of two or more people in a public place is likely to result in member(s) of the public being intimidated, harassed, alarmed or distressed, the officer can give the following directions: -

· Require the group to disperse;
· Require those who do not live within the relevant locality to leave the area;
· Prohibit those who do not live in the relevant locality from returning for 24 hours.

Refusing to comply with a direction from an officer is a criminal offence.

If you would like to comment on this application, or if you have any questions, please contact the Safer Neighbourhood Team on 0114 2964439

Youth Facilities Promotion Event Phillimore Park 28 August 12 noon - 3pm

Come and join Darnall Green Spaces Regeneration Project (DGSRG) on Phillimore Park to promote the soon to be implemented Youth Facilities project. View the presentation drawings produced by Environmental Planning and talk to us about timescales of the project.

Craft activities with DGSRP and sport with Activity Sheffield will be provided on the day for children and young people. We are planning to ask young people/children what colours and designs of equipment they would like to see provided.

New Opening Times

Please note that our opening times have changed. You can now drop in to see us between 10am and 4pm from Monday to Thursday. It is no longer possible to drop in on Fridays. However, if you have arranged to attend a lifelong learning course or meeting on a Friday, the Centre will be open just before the start time.

We are sorry that these changes make it more difficult for residents of Darnall to get in touch with us. They have been forced on us by changes in the way we are funded. The European funding which used to pay for our drop-in service has come to an end, and it has not yet been replaced by funding from the City Council or other sources.

Small Grants for Small Groups

• Do you want to set up a new group?
• Does your small group need help with running costs such as room hire or materials?
• Or is your group looking to do something new or attract new people?
  
  The Council Small Grants Fund is a simple, fast track grant scheme for projects that want to make a difference in their local community. The Council is keen to fund small voluntary, community and self-help projects run by and for local people. They prioritise activities that:
  · Benefit the welfare needs of people who are at risk of social exclusion because of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability or sexuality;
  · Are based in areas of the city where the local population is disadvantaged when compared to the city average;
  · Promote integration and greater understanding between people of different backgrounds and cultures;
  · Promote inter-generational activities that bring older people and younger people together;
  · Promote health and well-being;
  · Encourage people to be active in their local communities by volunteering and developing new skills.
  
  You do not need to have a formal constitution or be a registered charity to apply but you do need to have a bank account in the group's name with at least two unrelated signatories. In your application, you need to show that your project or group has at least 15-20 members, aims to tackle a particular need and involves local people working together to solve a problem.
  
  The Council will fund a wide range of costs and activities. Some frequently requested items are:
  
  Room hire
  Tutor/speaker/entertainer costs
  Volunteer expenses (out of pocket expenses like bus fares)
  Trips
  Equipment and materials
  Administration costs (printing, post)
  Regular transport costs for disabled members
  
  They do not give grants for food, costs for the benefit of individuals, or groups with large unrestricted funds or a high annual income.
  
  We are available if you need help to fill in the application form. For more information about the Small Grants Fund and an application pack please contact us.
  
  Voluntary Sector Liaison Team Town Hall, Sheffield S1 2HH
  Tel: 0114 273 4113 Fax: 0114 273 6421 Email: vslt@sheffield.gov.uk
  You will find more information about us and the Small Grants Fund on the Council Website: www.sheffield.gov.uk/smallgrants

Darnall in Bloom

There are some of the new 'barrier troughs' full of "blooms" which have been paid for by the Working Neighbourhoods Fund, Forward Investment, who own many of the shop premises in Darnall Centre, and the Open Gate Trust. Together they have kindly agreed to sponsor this year's 'Darnall in Bloom' programme, which is the first of its kind.

The Working Neighbourhoods Fund for Darnall has been allocated by the local councillors for Darnall Ward, Cllr Harry Harpham, Cllr Mary Lea and Cllr Mazher Iqbal. They have asked Darnall Forum to work with Street Force to provide the blooms on Darnall's streets this summer.

If you would like to get involved in helping Darnall to bloom, please contact Anne.

Conversation Club

By popular demand the Darnall Women's Conversation Club will be returning in the Autumn. The Club is a group for women in Darnall who want to make friends and need to practise their English.

It happens at Darnall Forum on Thursday mornings at 10am and the Autumn sessions will begin on 18 September. Free on-site childcare is available but you must book a place in advance.

Activities include word games, learning about different religious festivals and about Bonfire Night, cooking food for Eid, and picking apples and learning how to make a traditional English apple pie.

For more information please contact Anne or Shabana.